The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-30
The American Association.
ST. LOUIS, z; BROOKLYN. 5.

LOUIS aug. ZS-Oue OF Inc preCtleSt
games played here this season was the contest
with Brooklyn to-day, in which the champions
came off victorious. Both pitchers did splendid
~, King especially distinguishing himself The
champions the game in the fifth inning
when O'Neills home-run and two two baggers
and a single nettsd threeruns. Brooklyn played
amagnificent fielding game, and some great indi-
vidual work done. Phillips left hand catch
of hot liner, fine running catches by Greer and
McTammany, and Smiths work at short were
notable features and O'Neill's hitting of the
brilliant order During the progress OF the
game. Carruthers while at the bat WAS hit in
the back of the head by thrown ball by Clark
and was pretty badly injured. Score
st.. Louis -...5 90 90 o-7
!. Earned runs-st Louis; 2; Brooklyn; 4. Twe.bsse
bases-Iia' h nm O'Neill Comiskey Mcclellan. Home
Frat pa.s ell Err bssIsh noa & sro0t M4. o.
macy; FIR tba e on errora-Brooklya, 2 Struck
Ssl l. King Wld i n by Pfsss sa
Umpire-Curry.
CINCINNATI, Z; ATHLETICS, 5.
CINcINNATI, Aug. 29-Timely hitting and
daring base running gave the Cincinnatis a vic
tory over the Athletics to-day. Seward pitched
a good game. but the Reds punched their hits
him after the fourth inning Mullane was hit
harder than the score shows, the out-6elders
was combination of brilliancy and errors
Miliigan, the Athletic first baseman. did not
tire a man until the eighth inning. Ferguson's
umpring was good Ncol's terrific line hit
ting feature of the game. Score:
d dinfaRati ::::.:a 9 @ Is
Earned runs-Cincinnati. 6; Athletics. 3. Two.base
Poorman. Mann. Stolen bases-Nicol, MePtee,
Carpenter ~. Lyons. McGarr. Home run-McGarr.
FIRST base on balis-McGarr and Fenneily Errors
Cincinnati, 3: Athletics, 2. Struck out-By Seward
win, I. Wild pitch-Seward. Time-l:45. Umpire
Ferguson.
CLEVELAND, 8; BALTIMORE. 6.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 2a.-Every inch of the
game to-day was hotly fought, and the contest
was most exciting. Errors by Burns and Davis
proved too expensive for Baltimore to win.
The game was tied four times, and finally Allen
Gilkes and Say came to the rescue in the eighth
inning with hits that OF Say being fine three
Dagger, and Cleveland got lead of two runs.
which they held to the close. Notwithstanding
the errors there were some pretty PLAYS in the
game, especially in the outfeld, where Hotal-
ing Allen and Purcell captured honors Score:
G Gssinoss J ] 81 S31 oo--ss
EsfIsd
Say (2). Hotaling Stolen bases-stricker. Green
Stricier aud Gilkes. First base on balls
Carroll Gilkes Hotaling Burns Burns Errors
Cleveland. IL baltimore D. First base on
errors-Cleveland, 5; Baltimore. 3. Struck out
Hotaling ~. Say. Gilkes Carroll, IT, Mexican,
Griffin, CIR eenwood Davis. Passed bals-Synder,
2; Trott, 2. Time-2:15 Umprs-McQuaid.
LOUISVILLE, IA; METROPOLITAN
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 29-The game with the
Met ropolitans this afternoon was Witnessed by
o fair crowd. Up to the seventh inning the
contest was q very pretty and close one, but at
that point the homo nine began to pound Mays
numerically, piling up seven runs. In the
next inning O'Brien took Nays place. but pitched
only for q short time, Mays returning. The
fielding was loose upon both sides in the latter
part Of the game. The batting Of Browning and
Kerins especially noticeable Ramsay was
suspended last week for drunkenness, but this
makes the fourth straight game the nine has
won without his aid: Score:
Metropoltan 0 o o o o Is
Earned runs-Louisvlle, z; Metropolitans, 2. Two
base hit Collins Kerins. Werrck, Radford. Three.
base hts-Brownng. Home runs-Mack, Mays
double play-Gerhart and o Brien. First base
bals-Of cham eriaiB. 3; off Mays 3; off OBren, L.
Stolen bases-Collins ~, Kerins O.. Browning 90.
Cross, Radford. Struck out-By Chamber 4; by
May s. 1. Errors--Louisvills. 6; Metropolltans, Z.
Wild pitch-Mays. I. Umpire-Bauer.